TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
The scoop: Canvio 3.0 Plus external hard drive, by Toshiba, about $180 (1TB version).
By Keith Shaw | 08 February, 2012 06:29
Toshiba and Fujitsu, two of Japan's largest tech companies, both said Tuesday they booked deep losses during the October-December quarter, blaming a spike in component costs caused by Thai flooding and a tough market for consumer electronics.
By Jay Alabaster | 31 January, 2012 23:05
Toshiba has announced its first dedicated e-reader. It will launch in February in Japan, backed by an online store with 100,000 titles, and the company may also launch the BookPlace reader outside Japan.
By Jay Alabaster | 26 January, 2012 20:31
Apple was the only top-five computer maker to post shipment gains in the U.S. during the final quarter of 2011, a pair of research firms said this week.
By Gregg Keizer | 14 January, 2012 08:22
Intel will get a strong indication at the Consumer Electronics Show whether its decision to bet heavily on ultrabooks is a good one - or not.
By Sharon Gaudin | 07 January, 2012 08:06
My pockets are stuffed full of business cards from people I do not remember meeting, my head is thumping like a flamenco dancer, there's margarita salt on my laptop, and I can't seem to locate my pants. That can mean only one thing: I just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
By Robert X. Cringely | 12 January, 2011 11:43
I've been following the development of Toshiba's direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) since I first saw a prototype in 2003. Since then new prototypes have been rolled out once or twice a year but it always seemed to be under perpetual development ... until last year when Toshiba began promising an imminent launch.
By Martyn Williams | 28 October, 2009 09:27
Perhaps one of the most interesting products to come out of the first day of this year's IFA electronics fair in Berlin is Toshiba's JournE Internet and multimedia tablet.
By Martyn Williams | 05 September, 2009 01:13
Some of the biggest high-tech deals never happened. Some of the most promising products and services never came to be. Why? Because the people and companies involved didn't realize what they were letting slip through their fingers, or they simply couldn't foresee what would happen afterward.
By Dan Tynan | 31 August, 2009 14:40
Whatever your expectations, this year's Mobile World Congress -- the premier showcase for the global cellular industry -- was noteworthy for undermining them.
By John Cox | 23 February, 2009 09:35
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